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Show Handling And Salting Sheep on The Range Ranger Ollerton "reports that prope.-handling prope.-handling and salting of sheep on summer sum-mer ranges will make it possible for a heard to get along with one third less forage than if the stock are poorly managed. He reported that in 1916. two herds grazing adjoining allotments found the one herd out of feed on September 20th. even though the herd entered on July 15. The other herd had plenty of feed to last until they left the forest on September 30. In 1927 the same sheep were taken on the same allotments but a change in herders was made. The allotment that had provided feed from July 15 to September 20 in 1926, furnished plenty of feed for the herd from July 1 to October 1 and had also allowed 7 days feed to the pi her herd. The herd on the allotment that had plenty of feed in 1926 was out of feed on September 15. even though they had entered the allotment sometime after July 1st. Ranger Ollerton is of the opinion that the difference is due entirely to the methods of handling the sheep by different herders. The one man never uses a dog. does not shout nor whistle to turn the sheep but is out with them and turns them quietly when that becomes be-comes necessary. It would seem that sheep owners can afford to spend a little time in studying the methods or handling sheep followed by their herders. |